“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season Finale Breaks Ratings Records

RuPaul's Drag Race (2018)

The grand finale of season 10 of RuPaul’s Drag Race has broken a ratings record.

VH1 announced this weekend that the episode broke a ratings record for the show as the most-watched finale of the series. Approximately 527,000 viewers tuned in to watch the winner of season 10 be crowned.

The season averaged 469,000 in the 18-49 demographic, meaning it is the most-watched edition since the show launched nine years ago.

“At the finale, I was very speechless the whole evening. I don’t think I necessarily knew how to deal with a lot of my emotions the best way that night. Not in that I didn’t deal with them publicly, there were just so many emotions. For me, I was speechless at the time. But for now, I know that a dark lip looks good on me — especially when I’m smiling. So, smiles all the way around!” the season winner told EW.

“I could not be more happy. This is obviously everything I wanted going into the competition, and I finally made it to the spotlight. No one will make it further than I made it. It’s just a whole lot of smiles!”